8th Grade Hinduism: Home

What do Hindus believe? Where do they pray and what are the major Hindu festivals? Where and when did Hinduism begin?This series takes an exciting look at religion, history, and culture through the everyday lives of people from all over the world. Using color photographs and detailed illustrations, each book helps young people ask questions and leads them toward a better understanding of a particular historical era, religion, or culture.Anita Ganeri was born in Calcutta, India. She graduated from Cambridge University and earned an M.A. in Indian studies. She is the author of many information books for young people.

Discusses the religions of the world and their festivals, rituals, beliefs, ceremonial objects, and history.

Your Guide to the World's Major Religions One of the noblest and most useful tasks to which we can commit ourselves is a greater understanding of how and why people believe as they do. What people believe - and why they believe it - profoundly influences the way they act. Religious beliefs and cultural assumptions are often so intimately intertwined that it is rarely, if ever, possible to disentangle them. The Handy Religion Answer Book is an easy-to-use comparative guide for anyone seeking a basic understanding of the world's major religions. Handy Religion answers more than 800 questions related to history, leaders, organization, symbols, beliefs, membership, and much more on: * Judaism * Christianity * Islam * Buddhism * Hinduism * Confucianism * Taoism * Shinto Handy Religion includes 100 illustrations, suggestions for further reading, and a global timeline of major events in religious history.

World Religions is a refreshing new approach to understanding different faiths. Detailed annotations of stunning illustrations provide intriguing insights into the world's most important religions - offering a deeper appreciation of the beliefs central to each. World Religions looks at the beliefs and practices of many different religions, from the ancient Egyptians through to Zoroastrianism - the oldest living religion - and the great faiths practiced today. Each of the major faiths - Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Islam - is examined in detail through its sacred texts, epic imagery, key beliefs, and religious artifacts.

Part of an eight-volume series on the world's great religions, this book tells the story of Hinduism, covering traditional customs and beliefs, dispelling the myths and mysteries that have often surrounded them and offering insights into how Hinduism is practised today.